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Letters Patent No. 61,661, dated January 29, 1867. I

IMPROVEMENT IN CULTIVATORQ TO ALL .WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, W. K. GAnRISoN, of Abingdon, in the countyof Knox, and State of Illinois, have inventeda new andimproved Cultivator and Seeding Machine; and I110 hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same,

referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming'part of this specification, in. which- Figure 1 is a'side sectienal view of my invention, taken in the line 12-37, fig. 2.

Figure 2, a plan or' top view of .the'same.

Figure 3, ,a detached viewof a lever and frame pertaining to the same.

Similar letters ofreference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a uew and improved cultivator and seeding machine, and itconsists ina novel constructiomand arrangement of a movable or adjustable frame with a lever and main frameor draught-pole, as hereinafter fully described, whereby the device is placed under the complete control of the operator when used either as a cultivator or seeding machine.

A represents an axle, having a wheel, B, on each end of it, and a draught-pole, 0', attached centrally, the

draught-pole, extending back of the axle A a considerable distance, to serve as asupp'ort for a rectangular 'frame,'D, the rear end of which has a pendent bar, E, attached by a staple to the bar passing through an oblong manner as and for the purpose herein set forth.

slot, a, in the rear part: ofthe draught-pole, directly back of'a cross-bar, 6, attached thereto. F is a lever, the fulcrum-pin e of which is attached to the front 'end of the frame D, the lower end of said pin passing through a plate, (1, and bent or curved to form a loop joint, as shown'in fig. 1, the upper part of the pin passing through thelever, and having a screw-nut, 2, upon it. The front end of the lever F has a IT-head, f, attached, which is fitted in the upper end of a slotted bar, G, attached to the draught-pole C, some distance in front of the frame D, and to the rear part of said lever a roller, g, is attached, whichworks or rests on a cross bar, It, on frame D. The leverfhas a handle, i attached to it, which is within convenient reach of the driver on seat H,

' the latter being. on the upper end of an elastic support secured to the draught pole G. The frame D has plough standards, J, attached to it at its front and rear, and has also a seed-box, K, secured to its left-hand side; said seed-box having a seed-slide, L, in its lower part, which is operated by a cam, M, on one of the wheel hubs,

and a spring, N, to which the seed-slide is connected, and which is actuated .bythe cam. From the above description it will be seen that the driver, from his seat H, may with the greatest facility turn the frame D, and consequently the ploughs, which are attached thereto, and the ploughs, when the device is used as a cultivator, made to conform to the sinuosities of the rows of plants; audit possesses the advantage'of having the frontploughs which are close to the row of plants move a much greater distance laterally than the rear ploughs, which are notnecessarily required to have any lateral movement at all, as they work in the centre of the spaces between the rowsof plants. The ploughs may be raised up out of the ground when required, by placing the handle 2 in a. hook, j, which is in the,under sideof a cross-bar, k, attached tsthe upper ends of uprights, U, at each side of the frame D. If necessary or desired, the handle 2' ofthe lever F may have cords, k Jtattached to it, passing over pulleysin the uprightsll, with loops at their lower ends to receive the drivers feet, (see fig. 3.) The lever F can, when the driver prefers walking to riding, have a long handle, 1?, attached to extend beyond the-rear of frame D. I

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- The frame D, in combination with the lever F arranged and applied to'the machine substantially in the w. K. GABRISON.

Witnesses:

J. H. GAnnIsoN, J. H. SMART. 

